The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-23
4 G2UEL SLANDER.
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%0,Ir DAYS ',Hr.: ",;!r at'rrtlnn h"in% called tO
~, "r:;cir n ,iir tT.rS,cy,t, L,,Irc fi>.T rCia
!t, "a !.'.lr' ~. .:;;,, "n iintlr SHIPPED, by us
aud which rather tended to d"prrcIate this
hrmnrh ~ nur business. we Immediately sent
one Of 0ir representatives to Chesterfield ia
in rrs; irrto, and now have the ratification OF
submitting to the public through your vaIua.
bio columns the following certificates. which
speak for themselves and which pia alnly show
(lS Ihc%" are tho only parties in chesterfield
80 wnnIn wn have made Shi pm"ntS of flour
t;ar line article IN ou"S!inn las been greatly
cvn:r"cru;cI and is certainly II grave injustice
ia rs.
since the publication OF the article we lavc
hal tho pleasure nf receiving numerous let
tt'rS from Onr friends and patrons throughout
the state, expressing their dccp Indignation
and olirrmn 20 certify as to our shipments
in any way that we may desire.
Respectfully.
WCLBGRN Il PIEPER.
Tho following arc the certificates alluded to
in thr above letter:
cIrr>TERFIELD. G. H.. Feb. Is, 1857.
This is tn certify that I have for several
wears brcu dealing with Mcssrs. Wuiccrn &
Picpcr. and have !;'unh them perfectly rclia-
bio and have never hal any cause for COM
plaint about short weight in flour or in any
other articles ordered from them:
This Is 70 certify that have bought con-
siderable nrnutity Of ilOur from Mcssrs. Wul.
b"rlr & pirp"r, and have frequently weighed
the -four purchased from them, and always
found l. tn hold out in wcig lit. | have pnr.
chased flour rom several other houses, and
always found the -four from Wulbern &
pirrrr tn hold ont In weight better than any
of the flour from other houses that | ever
weighed j. +. HUNLf,
Chesterfield February IS, 1887.
CHESTERFIELD. IT,, Feb. Is. 1887.
This is to certify that we have for several
years been dealing with MeSsrs. WGlbc"n &
Pirpcr, and have bought from them cOns-
tlcrblc quantity Of flour, AMI have no com
plaint To make about short weights: indeed
we have always been perfectly satisfied with
our dealings with this house, and have al
way. found them strictly reliable. :After see
ing the article in the ChcSfcrfcM advertiser OF
tclm"n of this place, weighed the flour ON
hand from this house and found that 1t Weigh
cd 2lS pounds per barrel.
J. F. MYERS & Co.
CHESTERFIELD. G. H., Feb. Is. 1887.
This is to certify What wn have been dealing
with Mcssrs. Wulbern e Picpcr for number
Of years. and have always found them strict
ly reliable and that their weights have nj
ways held out rs we'll or better than any
other house with which we have dealt, except
rs to ono barrel flour which weighed 2ji lbs
We havr often weighed buran shipped MS by
M"Ssrs. Wuhcrn & Pipper and have invaria-
hly found tho weights To hold out. We have
never complained tn them about tho short.
weight tlonr, as We thought that It may have
been robbed. K. A. WHITE Il BRO.
CHESTERFIELD, Fob. Is. 1887.
This Is 10 certify shat we have always found
MrSSrs. Wulhc:n " Pinprr strictly reliable
sinrc we have boon dealing with them, and
have had no ;ausc to complain Of such
weights. except nS to one barrcl OF Hour
which "" found 10 weigh only 2ll lbs. and one
barrel that weighed 1.i HIS. This latter one
lInd hrud Of barrel broken In nrh from rough
Handling may have wasted. We have never
comulainCl to them about short weight in
-four. CRAIG d MuLLoY.